The foreign ministers of the regional grouping finalised the date in their council held in Pokhara in Nepal yesterday.
Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of the SAARC ministerial meeting in Pokhara and handed over the invitation for Modi from Nawaz Sharif to attend the summit.
"The Adviser handed over formal invitation letters from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, addressed to the Head of States/Governments of the SAARC Member States for the 19th SAARC Summit to be held on 9-10 November 2016 in Islamabad," the Foreign Office said in a statement today.
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